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Update: The Beatles’ Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 back on iTunes

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Earlier this morning, fast-acting Beatles fans might’ve gotten ahold of The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963, a rare 59-song collection that was briefly released on iTunes. The $40 set, which has since been pulled, featured over two hours of previously unreleased (but often bootlegged) material, including demos, album outtakes, and BBC performances.

The release was purchasable for only a few hours and only in a few select countries. It’s believed that The Beatles and their label, Apple Corps, made the collection available in order to extend its tracks’ 50-year copyright. Because the songs were published (even for a short time), they will be protected for up to 70 years, according to the newest iteration of European Union copyright laws which favors officially released material.

The collection included various takes of “There’s A Place”, “Misery”, and “Thank You Girl”, as well as recordings of “I Saw Her Standing There”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, and “Love Me Do”, taken from BBC sessions circa 1963.